Hoover (Des Moines, IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Huskies Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Will Siffin League: 4A District 3 (moving from 4A Division 3) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2013 JV Record: 2-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brock Larsen 5'9" 165 QB 4.95 Nathan Roby 6'0" 210 OLB 4.80 Luke Powley 5'11" 155 S 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Passing Game, Defense Team Weaknesses: Depth, Physically Undersized RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -4.5 2013 National Rank: #9012 2013 State Rank: #126 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.2 2014 Starting Power Rating: -1 2014 National Rank: #8176 2014 State Rank: #108 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -28.7 Dynasty National Rank: #14072 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 27.7 Dynasty Record: 11-89 [10-90 on the field] (6-48 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 4-6 2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 22.5 2013 Points Against Average: 37 2013 Differential: -14.5 2013 Wins: #9048 Ottumwa (31-15), #9864 Marshalltown (28-17), #11993 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (51-27), #13834 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (49-14) 2013 Losses: #221 Dowling (West Des Moines) (62-7), #1171 Waukee (56-13), #2322 Urbandale (49-10), #3462 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (52-14), #8300 Mason City (47-7), #10264 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (31-15) 2013 Opponents W-L: 49-54 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/5/14 Waterloo East (Waterloo) (49-14) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Urbandale, 9/5 at Waterloo East (Waterloo), 9/12 Des Moines North (Des Moines), 9/19 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 9/26 Valley (West Des Moines), 10/3 at Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 10/10 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 10/17 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines), 10/24 Sioux City West (Sioux City) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Valley (West Des Moines) (48), Urbandale (23.4), Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (19.7) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-35.9), Waterloo East (Waterloo) (-17.4), Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (-10.3) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6 (8.6 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #60 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7103 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 4th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |